Changing a FOLDER Name with send a http request to sharepoint

[danny90]

Hi All,

I'm trying to update a folder name following a copy file. after hours and hours, I've manged to get the flow to successfully complete but it hasn't actually updated the folder name. There's numerous threads and blog posts on this topic and i think I've exhausted them all.

but i have got it to complete.. so i cant be far off. I'm starting to think it might be something to do with the way the sharepoint document library is setup. Its not a document set or anything.. just a bog standard document library.

the reason i think this is because the outputs from the send http request to sharepoint action, the listitemsallfields is null?? its like there's no meta data whatso ever.. could this stop me from updating the file?

ive hard coded the file path for now because i know there's definitely the folder in there called 'File Template3'

you guys are my last hope 😆

Thanks

[Anil_g · Accepted solution]

@danny90 

is this how you are trying to rename? also are you using id or itemid?

cheers

[danny90]

Hi @Anil_g 

no I’m using the get server by relative url but tbh I have tried both methods because I can get the id from the copy folder and they’re both outputting null 

[Expiscornovus]

Hi @danny90,

I see you are using verbose Headers for the Content-Type and Accept. However, you haven't included the __metadata and type properties in your Body field. 

Can you try your request with the below headers instead?

{
  "Accept": "application/json;odata=nometadata",
  "Content-Type": "application/json;odata=nometadata",
  "If-Match": "*",
  "X-HTTP-Method": "MERGE"
}

Alternatively, try to include __metadata and the type properties in your body. I have example in one of my blogs:

https://www.expiscornovus.com/2022/11/15/rename-a-folder/

[danny90]

thanks @Expiscornovus 

i still cantget this working no matter what i try.. is there a chance that it could be on the sharepoint site? like meta data not being setup correctly?

[danny90]

Finally got this working using your method...despite saying it wasn't working in a follow up post.. it now is... don't ask me how or what I changed because I have no idea.. haha 😁 thankyou very much!